Overview
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
DirectorHayao Miyazaki
ProducersToshio Suzuki
WritersHayao Miyazaki
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Details
LanguageJapanese
Production companiesStudio Ghibli
Budget50000000
Homepagehttps://gkids.com/films/the-boy-and-the-heron/
TaglineWhere death comes to an end, life finds a new beginning.
